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BEN H. WILCOX
EXPERIENCE

VICE PRESIDENT OF FACULTY TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
MRxI Corporation Kushan LLC, Chicago Illinois 2006-Present
www.mrxicorp.com; www.mymrxi.com

Provided leadership to 200 faculty and staff members nation-wide to ensure maximum performance of academic departments and technical career programs at 15 community colleges
· Taught paralegal , Business Law, and Legal Environment courses at client colleges
Implement , assess, validate and report curriculum development and program outcomes
Established and populated advisory boards and implemented ongoing program development
Create best practices, and change management methods to ensure employee satisfaction and goal realization
Develop career path training modules for healthcare and technical certification programs
Deliver faculty trainings via live training conferences and virtual WebEx presentations
Mentor faculty and staff in preparation for accreditation site visits, internal audits, and self studies
Coordinate all aspects of faculty training, including professional development
Organize team building activities to improve collaboration and departmental efficiency

DEAN OF PARALEGAL/LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAMS
Kaplan University, Chicago Illinois 2005-2006

Serve as Senior Dean and Chief Academic Officer leading the Paralegal and Legal Studies programs
Taught courses in Paralegal studies, business law, government, administrative law, torts, civil litigation, legal research, will estates & probate, and criminal law
Provide solid leadership by hiring, and managing the successful performance of the Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Assistant Dean of Faculty, Operations Managers, Academic Department Chairs, and Faculty
Administer $5M annual budget for over 4000 students, 300 faculty and 20 staff members
Manage daily operations to remain within budgetary restrictions and improve operating margins by 30%
Achieved program growth from 2500 to over 4000 students in less than one year
Drafted and implemented articulation agreements and inverted degree programs with community colleges nationwide, exceeding planned, new, continuing and total enrollment by 125%
Successfully guided the university to (HLC) approval of new degree programs in prelaw
Maintain strict criteria for program accreditation by National Association of Legal Assistants governing bodies (NALA) (AAFPE) and (ABA)
Implemented new text and e-book plan resulting in a savings of over $100K per semester to the university
Renegotiated Westlaw and other vendor contracts producing a $200K savings to the university
Updated and revised all 33 course curricula and worked to establish long term degree program objectives
Recruit, develop, and maintain strong faculty and promote active involvement in professional organizations

DIRECTOR OF MBA PROGRAMS
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas 2002-2005

· Developed and administered all aspects of educational curriculum and instruction for the Executive MBA program
· Taught Ethics, Business Law, and Legal Environment courses in the graduate college
· Advised over 300 graduate MBA students to best meet personal professional goals
· Designed, built, and implemented courses and curriculum for both online and ground Executive MBA programs
· Prepared original curriculum based documents such as syllabi, study guides, schedules and book selections
· Developed and implemented student retention and recruiting plans to achieve enrollment growth in the MBA Program from 23 to 295 students in two years
· Utilized distance learning technologies to instruct courses: Ethics, Business Law, Corporate Ethics & Legal Environment and Global
Oversaw the selection, training, and evaluation of all Executive MBA teaching faculty
Coordinated major expansion of MBA program to branch campuses in Houston, Plano, and Fort Worth
Lead NAFTA research and graduate study tours to Mexico and Canada


ACADEMIC CHAIRMAN, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
Jones International University, Denver, Colorado 2000-2002

· Served as academic chairman overseeing seven bachelor of business administration (BBA) degree programs
· Taught courses such as government, ethics, business law, and legal environment through an online medium
· Managed the development and administration of all aspects of the educational curriculum and instruction using distance learning technologies
· Mentored and advised over 250 undergraduate and graduate business students
Oversaw university wide strategic planning process and directed studies on a wide range of marketing, enrollment and financial issues
· Designed, built, and implemented courses and curriculum for 120 hr BBA program
· Managed six-figure budget for faculty and staff payroll, program marketing, and technology cost
· Directed policy research and planning projects, including academic program evaluation, financial aid policy, and comparative analysis of faculty salaries and benefits
· Monitored and analyzed indicators of institutional quality and competitive strength, national demographic and economic trends, and government policies affecting higher education
Oversaw the selection, training, and review of 65 teaching faculty, including management of all records

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, LEGAL STUDIES
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas 1999-2000

· Guided law and legal studies program to exemplary status ranking by the (THECB) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for 2000
· Coordinated all departmental affairs including the scheduling of classes, space planning management, budget needs, faculty hires, new class recommendations, purchase approvals, and student advising
· Administered six-figure budget supporting faculty and student development, curriculum development, program planning
· Expanded the legal assistant program increasing student enrollment by 280% in three years
· Maintained strict criteria for program accreditation by National Association of Legal Assistants governing bodies (NALA) (AAFPE) and (ABA)
· Drafted and implemented a major four year articulation agreement and inverted degree program for legal studies between Collin County Community College and Texas Woman’s University
· Taught courses in government, business law, administrative law, torts, property law, civil litigation, legal research, wills, estates, probate, and criminal Law.
· Taught review courses for the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) exam, maintaining a 90% student pass rate

DEAN OF BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, Oklahoma 1997-1999

· Oversaw 15 business and technical departments including business, paralegal, nursing, aviation, RX, therapy.
· Served as full time faculty member teaching government, business law, and paralegal courses
· Advised and mentored 200 business and healthcare students on career paths upon graduation
· Established business and industry training courses as requested by local industry
· Chaired strategic assessment, marketing, retention, and learning resource center advisory committees
· Served as member of the North Central Association (NCA) self study team and Institutional Assessment Review Committee

DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LEGAL STUDIES
Odessa College, Odessa, Texas 1994-1997

· Pioneered the legal assistant program, growing total enrollments from 0 to 200 students in 24 months
· Taught courses in business law, administrative law, torts, workers compensation, civil litigation, legal research, wills, estates, probate, criminal law, and government
· Oversaw strategic planning and assessment programs as prescribed by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), the National Education Plan (NEP), and the Odessa College assessment committee
· Instructed criminal evidence and procedures course in Odessa College law enforcement academy


ATTORNEY
Perry Rife, Walters & Sullivan P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1991-1994

· Defended doctors and nurses in medical malpractice cases in both State and Federal Courts
· Preformed extensive research on constitutional law, negligence, insurance defense, workers compensation, contracts, and medical malpractice defense cases
· Reviewed and prepared deposition and medical record summaries
· Researched and prepared pleadings, discovery materials, motions, briefs, memoranda, wills, codicils, and letters to clients
· Conducted extensive research and training on Westlaw and Lexis online computer programs


EDUCATION ____

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, Law

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science, Political Science


SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS ____

Corporate Ethics and Legal Environment West Publishing Co. © (2005), ISBN 0-324-32513-4
Global Business Essentials West/Thompson Publishing (2004) ISBN 032441110-3




BEN H. WILCOX